Report reveals more details in triple fatality crash

Thursday

May 9, 2013 at 11:38 AM

The three people who died in a fiery crash early Sunday morning on Central Avenue had their vehicle flip several times after it struck a utility pole, according to an accident report from the Lexington Police Department.

BY DARRICK IGNASIAKThe Dispatch

The three people who died in a fiery crash early Sunday morning on Central Avenue had their vehicle flip several times after it struck a utility pole, according to an accident report from the Lexington Police Department.The report indicates 30-year-old Tacarro Pate of Jessup Street was traveling east on Central Avenue toward Sink Inn Road while driving a 2007 Chrysler Sebring one mile southeast of West Fifth Avenue about 3:52 a.m. That's when she ran off the right-hand side of the roadway, and the car collided with an embankment and then hit a utility pole before flipping several times. The vehicle came to rest upside down facing southwest to the right-hand side of the roadway.A power line, the report stated, then landed on the vehicle as a result of the collision and caused it to catch fire. The driver, back right and back left seat passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. The front right seat passenger and rear middle seat passenger were both treated and released at Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center for their injuries. The report further stated Pate exceeded the posted speed limit and operated her vehicle in a careless and reckless manner.Pate, her cousin, Shedarrius Letralle Pate, 24, of Jessup Street, and John Gabriel-Lamont Roseborough, 35, of Dawn Circle, Charlotte, died in the accident. The LPD stated in a late Sunday morning news release that officers were responding to an alarm call on Central Avenue when they encountered the wreck. Capt. Billy Scarboro said a power surge occurred when the car struck the utility pole, which caused an alarm at a house to activate.The Chrysler was on fire when officers arrived, he said.The LPD identified the other two occupants of the vehicle as Donchristopher Warren Roach, 23, of Beethoven Avenue, and Kim Davis, 28, of Farmer Avenue.Officers estimated Pate was traveling 65 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone. Her estimated speed at impact was 55 mph, according to the report.Earlier this week, Kathy Queen of Lexington identified the Pates as her niece and nephew. She explained all five of the people were friends and were en route to Tacarro Pate's house after picking up Roseborough from a hotel in Lexington. Tacarro Pate, Queen's niece, was married with two children, ages 11 and 9, and worked. Shedarrius Pate's girlfriend was Davis, and they had an 11-month-old child together, Queen said.Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or at darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.